2026-27 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Aidan Rice
- Position:
- Guard
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Beaverton, Ore.
- High School:
- Beaverton HS
2025-26 Western Washington (Sophomore): Earned All-GNAC Second Team honors … Two-time GNAC Player of the Week selection (Nov. 10-16, Dec. 1-7) … Named to the GNAC All-Academic Team … Selected to the West Region Tipoff Challenge All-Tournament Team … Started all 29 games while averaging 34.2 minutes per contest … Led the team and ranked fifth in the GNAC in scoring at 18.2 points per game … Also averaged 4.0 assists and 3.1 rebounds per game … Ranked fifth in the conference in assists … Averaged 19.9 points per game in conference play, the second-highest mark in the GNAC … Added 32 steals on the season … Scored a career-high 37 points on 70.5 percent shooting and 60 percent from 3-point range against Northwest Nazarene on Dec. 4.
2024-25 Western Washington (Freshman): Appeared in all 29 games with 10 starts while averaging 18.7 minutes per game … Averaged 6.6 points, 2.1 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game … Hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer in his collegiate debut to help Western Washington defeat Cal State Dominguez Hills, 91-89, on Nov. 8 … Posted a then career-high 22 points with five made 3-pointers in a playoff game against MSU Billings on March 6.
High School: Attended Beaverton high school in which he averaged 20.1 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 3.8 assists and led the Beavers to a state 6A tournament semi-final in his final season ... earned 2nd team all-state and 2nd team all-state tournament selection as a senior ... scored over 1,000 points in his high school career ... Aidan is the brother of WWU women's soccer defender Emily Rice.
Personal: Parents are Amy and Gregg Rice … Majoring in Cultural and Media Studies … Favorite teams are the Portland Trail Blazers and Seattle Mariners … Favorite athlete is Stephen Curry … Favorite movie is Anchorman … Favorite TV show is The Office … Chose UCR because the staff believed in his potential and created an environment where he felt supported academically, personally, and athletically.
